| Titre : | Cocaine-related health emergencies in Europe: a review of sources of information, trends and implications for service development (2013) |
| Auteurs : | G. MENA ; I. GIRAUDON ; E. ALVAREZ ; J. M. CORKERY ; J. MATIAS ; K. GRASAASEN ; N. LLORENS ; P. GRIFFITHS ; J. VICENTE |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | European Addiction Research (Vol.19, n°2, February 2013) |
| Article en page(s) : | 74-81 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus TOXIBASE COCAINE ; URGENCE ; COMPARAISON ; HOPITAL ; EVOLUTION ; PREVALENCEThésaurus Géographique EUROPEOrganismes OEDT |
| Résumé : |
Background: Cocaine-related health consequences are difficult to observe. Data on drug users in health-emergency settings may be a useful source of information on consequences that are not visible via other information sources.
Methods: Thirty European countries submit an annual national report on the drug situation to the EMCDDA. All reports for the period 2007-2010 were analyzed, with particular attention given to auditing cocaine-related mentions. Analysis was also performed in order to identify sources and case definitions, assess coverage, audit cases and, where possible, to identify long-term trends. Results: Considerable heterogeneity existed between countries in their approach to recording drug-related emergencies, with only Spain and the Netherlands having established formal indicators. The highest annual numbers of cocaine-related episodes were reported by the UK (3,502), Spain (2,845) and the Netherlands (1,211). A considerable (2- to 3-fold) increase in the numbers of cocaine-related episodes has been reported since the end of the 1990s in these countries; these increases peaked in Spain and England around 2007/08. Conclusions: The analysis reported here suggests the need to develop more standardized approaches to monitoring drug-related emergencies. It points to the potential value of developing effective referral links between the emergency and specialized drug services working with cocaine users. |
| Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
| Refs biblio. : | 20 |
| Affiliation : | European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Cote : | Abonnement |
| Lien : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000341719 |
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